Colossus and the Amazon Queen 1960

4.7 / 10   10 vote(s)
Action Adventure Comedy

Two muscle-men come up against a tribe of Amazon women.

Release Date 1960-09-08
Runtime 1h 38m
Directors Vittorio Sala, Bitto Albertini, Daniele G. Luisi, Duccio Tessari
Producers Enzo Merolle, Sergio Merolle
Writers Vittorio Nino Novarese, Giorgio Mordini, Augusto Frassinetti, Fulvio Fo, Ennio De Concini, Augusto Frassinetti, Vittorio Sala, Duccio Tessari

When leading-man Rod Taylor passed away last year, I remembered his excellent performances in 'The Birds' and 'The Time Machine', and how his charm, good looks and manner could lift very good films such as those to greatness. I was also pleased that for his final role, he got to be in a very fine picture such as 'Inglourious Basterds', playing Winston Churchill--that he was able to end his career on a high-note, which sadly, is the exception rather than the rule. 'Colossus and the Amazon Queen' is an example of where he made an otherwise fun but terrible movie watchable--and that's another fine quality of a gifted thespian. Especially if you are a fan of Taylor's work, the intriguing way that Italian actors made swords-and-sandals' epics ad nauseum from the late-50's to early-60's, when they would become infatuated with the 'spaghetti western', these 94 minutes will be time modestly well-spent.

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